Corner-tile.



PATENTED FEB. 14, 1905.

E. HAZLBHURST.-

CORNER T'I'LE. ABPLIOATION FILED MAR. 16, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented February 14, 1905. v

PATENT OFFICE.

CORNER-TILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,447, dated February14, 1905.

Application filed March 16, 1904. Serial No. 198,375.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HAZLEHURST, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,- in the Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCorner-Tiles, of which the following is a true and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apartthereof.

My invention relates to facing-tiles such as are used for lining thewalls of rooms, and has for its object to provide a facing-tileespecially adapted for use as a junction-piece at such corners as areformed between the walls,

the ledge and Wall of a Window, or a similar aperture, the specialadvantage which I have in view being the avoidance of a sharp corner andthe provision of a smooth and sightly junction-piece of a characterwhich can readily be kept clean and will not tend to the accumulation ofdust or impurities.-

The nature of my improvements will be best understood asdescribed inconnection with the drawings in which it is illustrated, and in Which--v Figure l is a perspective view of a windowledge corner of a tiled roomembracing my improved corner-piece or junction-tile. Fig. 2 is a planview of my tile when used in such a position as shown in Fig.1. Fig. 3is an elevation of the tile, and Fig. 4 also an elevation taken at rightangles to that shown in Fig. 3.

My tile when constructed in its preferred form, as shown in thedrawings, is formed with a curved section A, adapted to unite the wallof the room and the sill or head of the window, the said curved sectionterminating in a flat portion or section (indicated at A adapted to forma part of the sill and preferably also having a short straight terminalsection (indicated at A and adapted to lie flush with the tiles of theroom-wall. The tile is also formed with a curved section (indicated at Aand adapted to unite the wall of the room with the tiled wall of thewindow, both curves A and A merging into a flat section A, adapted tolie flush with and form a part of the tiles covering the wall of theroom, and by pref erence the portion of the tile indicated at A, wherethe two curves mentioned merge into eachother,is to be given a warpedsurface curvature which will fittingly and smoothly unite the tworegular curves. My tile is also by preference formed with a curvedupwardlyextending section (indicated at A and adapted to unite the flatportion A by a curved surface with the sidewall of the window. It isbest that the upper edge of this curve (indicated at A*) should be for avery short distance straight, so as to form a better joint with the.tiles of the window-wall, and this curve A will of course merge smoothlyinto the curves A and A, already described. I have shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings straight tiles 0 C, &c., such as are used in lining thewalls, and curved tiles, (indicated atBD, &c.,) which are adapted to beused at the corners where two walls meet to avoid the presence ofangular corners, the particular tiles shown at B being also new with meand forming the subject-matter of my copending application, filed March16, 1904, Serial No. 198,376. Fig. 1 also illustrates the use of tilesshown at EE, which are fittingly used on the inside of the window andwhich are of known construction.

My improved cornertiles are adapted for use in any tile-lined room, bothby reason of their sightliness and of their cleanliness are especiallyvaluable for use in hospital-rooms, and apart from the useful featuresalready mentioned they are, it will be observed, especially Well adaptedto form broken or staggered joint with the other lining-tiles, which isa strong factor in the permanence of the tile lining.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A facing-tile for window-ledge and simiwindow-ledge and wall.

3. A facing-tile for window and similar corners having flat sections Aand A, united by curved sections A, and A, and adapted to form a unionor junction piece for the tiles of the wall and of the window-ledge andwall.

4. A facing-tile for Window and similar corners havingfiat sections A,and A,and acurved section A, united by curved sections A, and A, andadapted to form a union or junction piece for the tiles of the wall andof the window-ledge and wall.

5. A facing-tile for window and similar corners having flat sections A,'and A united by curved sections A, and A, the curved section A, havingalso a straight terminal section A, forming an extension of the fiatsurface A,

EDVVD. HAZLEHURST.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. MYERS, D. STEWART.

